Statistics about Odia Speakers
- Official Language in the Indian state of Odisha, with 83% of the population speaking Odia.
- It is the second official language of Jharkhand; also spoken in parts of West Bengal and Chhattisgarh.
- ~39 people speak Odia worldwide
- ~35M as a first language
- ~4M as a secondary language
- ~2M in rest of world
- ~33M people speak Odia in India, ~2.5% of Indian population
- ~27M as a first language
- ~9M as a secondary language
Odia is the #1 language in Odisha and the #2 language in Chhattisgarh.
It is not a primary or secondary language in any other Indian state or territory.
Odia Diaspora
Although not as a primary language, Odia is spoken in other nations.
- India (36M speakers, 2.5% of the population)
- Bangladesh (4.5M, 3%)
- Australia (72K, <1%)
- Canada (15K, <1%)
- Kuwait (19K, <1%)
- Malaysia (15K, <1%)
- Oman (13K, <1%)
- Qatar (25K, <1%)
- Singapore (10K, <15)
- UAE (37K, <1%)
- United States (107K, <1%)
- Burma (negligible)
- Fiji (negligible)
- Indonesia (negligible)
- Mauritius (negligible)
- Thailand (negligible)
- Sri Lanka (negligible)
- UK (negligible)
Lutheran Study Bible Translation Project: Odia Status
We need your help to finish this language. As you’ll see in the table at bottom of this page, all 66 books of the Bible have projected costs associated with them – this is the cost of completing the exhaustive 12-step process. Obviously, we’ve got a long way to go, but we are absolutely committed to finishing Odia and the 14 other languages. Naturally, the timing is based on availability of resources and funding – but these will get done! Can you help us get there sooner?
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Odia Progress Report
The table below shows the 66 books of the Lutheran Study Bible, as well as the approximate cost to complete each book’s 12-step translation process.
Note that we update our Odia progress in this table quarterly.
